McDonald's McSpaghetti

McDonald's customers were not intrigued, but some international McDonald's restaurants still sell this item.

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McDonald's Hula Burger

The Hula burger was McDonald's failed option for Catholics who couldn't eat meat on Fridays during Lent. The sandwich combined pineapple and melted cheese. If people weren't going to eat meat, it was clear that they would rather have a filet-o-fish than a pineapple-and-cheese sandwich.

McDonald's McDLT

McDonald's tried to entice customers with styrofoam packaging that separated the lettuce and tomato from the burger for maximum freshness. It didn't work, particularly because environmental advocates attacked the packaging.

Burger King's Burger Shots

Burger King tried to compete with White Castle sliders on numerous occasions. The burger chain offered burger bundles in the late 1980s, burger buddies shortly after, and burger shots in the late 2000s. Changing the name didn't help; Burger King's customers did not seem to want to purchase these tiny sliders.

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Taco Bell's Bell Beefer

Even though Taco Bell's slogan is "think outside the bun," the taco chain made a taco burger, bun and all. Customers were not intrigued by the ground-beef taco burger, deciding to stick to tacos at Taco Bell and burgers at other establishments. However, some customers miss the retired item; a small but loyal Facebook group, "Taco Bell Please Bring Back The Bell Beefer," begs the taco chain to revive the product.

Burger King's Shake-Em-Up Fries

These cheesy fries asked customers to do a little work: shake up fries in a bag with powdered cheese. In theory, it sounds as if it could work, but this product didn't stay on the market very long.

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McDonald's Afrika

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The McAfrika — a pita with beef, cheese, lettuce, and tomato — was an enormous PR disaster. The sandwich was released in Norway during a famine in southern Africa. Unsurprisingly, McDonald's pulled the sandwich.

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Wendy's Superbar

Wendy's attempt at a salad bar offered an all-you-can-eat buffet addition with hot food to the chain restaurant, but it was unsuccessful.

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Arch Deluxe

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McDonald's tried to appeal to gourmand grownups with this quarter-pound burger. The "secret sauce" on the burger didn't help; after a huge marketing campaign, it wound up being one of the most expensive failures in McDonald's history.

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McDonald's Salad Shakers

This healthy option didn't last too long, even if some people were fans of the shakable salads. But that was the problem — not enough people wanted to purchase it. Proof: a Facebook page called "Bring Back The McDonald's Salad Shakers" exists, but has less than 500 members.

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McDonald's Onion Nuggets

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In the 1970s, McDonald's introduced this fried snack that replaced chicken with chopped onions. It didn't last very long.

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McDonald's Chicken Fajitas & Breakfast Burritos

McDonald's attempted to do Mexican food in the early 1990s with chicken fajitas and breakfast burritos. Much like its other attempts at new cuisines, it did not go over particularly well. The item was discontinued.

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McDonald's Big 'N' Tasty

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The burger chain added this addition to the menu in an attempt to compete with Burger King's staple, the Whopper. The sandwich couldn't prove to be popular with customers over time, and it was pulled from the menu in 2010.

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Pizza Hut's Priazzo

This mega-pizza with two layers of crust, ample cheese, and a ton of meat, was intended to imitate Chicago deep-dish pizza. Customers didn't appreciate how long it took to prepare the pizza, and given the enormous advertising campaign leading up to its release, the Priazzo was a failure.